CBS: ‘Limitless’ Wasn’t Renewed Because it ‘Wasn’t Connecting’ with Viewers
Limitless started the 2015-2016 season as one of the hottest new shows on television, but when CBS made its renewals for the upcoming year, the quirky drama didn’t make the cut.
“Ultimately we had to look at the show; it was a very good show, but I don’t think it connected with the viewers as well as other shows had,” Glenn Geller, President, CBS Entertainment, said during the network’s Television Critics Association panel. “Yeah, we could have brought it back. But we also have to put on new shows and give other things a shot. It could have come back, but we have to do better; we want to improve time periods. That’s why we put on new shows.”
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The series—which was a continuation, of sorts, of the 2011 Bradley Cooper film; the CBS series followed new NZT user Brian (Jake McDorman), who became tangled in Eddie Morra’s (Cooper) world…while also using his enhanced skills to help solve crimes—was the highest-rated canceled show of the 2015-2016 season.
After the panel, Geller stressed there were “no creative behind the scenes problems” on Limitless‘ first season. “We have to make a determinations based on how we feel going forward. We can only pick up so many things.”
Do you think CBS made the right call?
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Jake was phenomenal in this show.I personally found this show very enjoyable despite being a procedural.Too bad CBS dropped this one without giving them another chance.
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Never knew what to expect with Limitless - loved it. A more daring network or streaming service should pick it up.
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No I don't think CBS made the right call....
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This was a great show, and CBS totally made the wrong choice.
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What Limitless didn't connect to was money which is what really motivates tv networks that are parts of massive publicly owned corporations.Limitless was not a CBS owned property so it didn't generate enough revenue for people who only care about that.
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" I don't think it connected with the viewers as well as other shows had," Glenn Geller, President, CBS Entertainment, said" Bullsh!t says I.
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this show was great the network is crazy
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No, what idiots.
Enjoy seeing something funny,stupid and no killing.
Instead the California craziest would want to put a bizarre show on about Muslims.
Quit watching t.v. and enjoy family or games like chess, cards.
Time for family not crazy thinking from kooks.4
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I really enjoyed Limitless. I wasn't too crazy about the female lead, but that was *my* issue, not the show's. I thought the series was good. Too bad it won't be back.
I'm also enjoying Braindead. On one hand, that normally means I'd like to see more of it, but on the other hand, I sort of wish it would be completed as a "limited series," with all details and storylines wrapped up at the end.
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Yes. Limitless was being too cute for it's own good. I think a straight forward linear show would have worked better. The writers were trying for something unpredictable but I figured out those surprises early on. No reason for me to watch it.
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